Bresson's "Au hazard Balthazar:" the auteur here creates

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a "modern" film, replete with rock and roll interjections, of a woman and her pet donkey. I confess, even though I've immensely enjoyed other Bresson films, this subject matter didn't really make me feel like chasing this one down.
After a few minutes, however, I realized my worries were misplaced and I relaxed, letting the master take me away to his universe of towering moral questions, human frailty, and the power of grace.
It is all but impossible to describe Bresson's films, as has been reported, because he doesn't tell stories in a conventional manner, carefully eschewing common dramatic methodology. In a series of interviews with the director included on the dvd, Bresson says he places images next to other images very carefully and that is the key to "cinematique," as he defines the art.
Few filmmakers have the power to make one ponder deep philosophical questions, indeed, even mortality itself, as Bresson does.
That he does so in fascinating way, with unmatched beautiful imagery, is a testament to his pure and individual genius.

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Topic - Bresson's "Au hazard Balthazar:" the auteur here creates - tinear 15:05:23 09/10/07 (1)

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